Aromatic device.



OLZELLER/ AROMATLC DEVICE.

APPLICATION. FILED FEB. l, 1915.

Patented Mar. 7, 1916.

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OKLE ZELLER, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

AROMATIC DEVICE.

Application filed February 1, 1915.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, OKLE ZELLER, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angelesand State of California, have invented a new and useful Aromatic Device,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to aromatic devices, such as are used for thepreservation of articles of wearing apparel and the like against theinroads of moths.

The principal object of my invention is to provide a new and usefulmanufacture which may be hung in a cupboard or otherwise disposed forthe purpose of perfuming articles hung or placed in its neighborhood. Itis a well known fact that certain of the aromatic woods, such as cedar,have the property of repelling moths, and at the same time have anagreeable fragrance, so that they are much sought after for the purposeof making cedar chests and the like. Woods of this character give ofitheir aroma for considerable periods, but the outer pores thereof becomeclogged'with dirt and dust after a time so that they lose their virtue.

A further object of my invention is to provide an aromatic device soconstructed that the pores will not become clogged even after longperiods. This I accomplish by finely dividing the wood from which thearomatic device is made, thereby providing a large surface from whichthe aroma may escape and so exposing the greater portion of this surfacethat it will not collect dirt and dust and become clogged.

A further object of my invention is to provide an aromatic device inwhich the aroma surface is very large in proportion to the amount ofmaterial used.

My invention may be produced in a num- Speoifieation of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 7, 1916.

Serial No. 5,582.

ber of forms and shapes, the one illustrated in the drawings beingchosen for illustrative purposes only.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of one of my aromaticdevices. Fig. 2

is a section on the plane m --w of Fig. 1,

looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 3 is a section on the planew m looking in the direction of the arrows.

The invention as illustrated consists of a rectangular block of wood 11having a hook' 12, or equivalent suspending means, secured in one endthereof, and having a plurality of cuts 13 and 14 which subdivide thelower portion into a large number of small limbs 15. tied together atthe bottom by means of a wrapping 16. It will be noted that by finely Anaromatic device comprising a block of aromatic wood, a portion of saidblock being divided into limbs by saw cuts which do not sever the limbsfrom the main portion of the block.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles,California, this 25th day of January, 1915.

OKLE ZELLER. In presence of E. HARDESTY, P. H. SHELTON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

The limbs 15 are suitably spaced and

